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Your Child, Homework, and the Library

Library Cards for All Ages
Be sure everyone in the family has a library card and uses it.
Convenient Hours and Locations
With a Main Library downtown and branches throughout Hamilton County, you are always near a library. Locations and hours are under Community Information in the front of the Yellow Pages.
Individualized Help
The Library's professional staff can help you and your child find what you need, whether it's for school or pleasure.
Library Catalog
Use our catalog to find books, magazines, movies, music (and more!) in the Library's collection.
Bookmarks and Booklists
The Library offers a variety of bookmarks and other lists for all ages and interests to help you choose books your child will enjoy.
Programs for Children
The Library offers a variety of programs during the year to enhance your child's interest in reading and learning.
Tours and Group Visits to the Library
Encourage your child's teacher or scout leader to bring the children to the Library for a tour, and to return for visits on a regular basis.
Librarians Visits to the Classroom
Librarians visit many schools in Hamilton County to share stories, distribute library card applications, and encourage reading.
Summer Reading Club
Sign your children up for the Library's Summer Reading Club. Don't let reading stop when the school year is over.

Set aside some quiet time each day for all members of the family to read on their own.
Continue to read aloud to your child, even after the child is able to read independently.
Demonstrate to your child that you enjoy reading.
Make regular visits to the Library with your family.
Allow your children to choose books which appeal to them.
Encourage members of the family to talk about the books they are reading.
Demonstrate how reading is an integral part of daily life by asking your child to help you read grocery labels, road signs, shopping ads, etc.
Make a special place for books in your home.
Give books as gifts.
Place limits on television and videos: research shows that more than 10 hours per week inhibits learning.

For more information, search under these headings in the Library Catalog:

Introduce yourself to your child's teacher. Stay in contact with the teacher throughout the school year.
Talk to your child everyday about school work, and ask about upcoming assignments.
Set aside a work space and a consistent time every day for homework.
Encourage your child to ask questions: at home, in school, and at the library.
Be enthusiastic about homework assignments. If you criticize the teacher or the assignment, your child will respect neither.
When visiting the library for a homework project, make sure your child takes along a written assignment sheet. Don't wait until the last minute when the needed materials may not be available.
Resist the temptation to do your child's homework. Learning how to search for materials at the library is often the real point of the assignment.

For more information, search under these subject headings in the Library Catalog: